Shorts



Sept. 10, 1940. M, DA S 2,214,578

SHORTS Filed Sept. 23, 1938 INVENTOR g3 I I r Charles M Dams W MMVM ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 10, 1940.

PATENT OFFICE SHORTS Charles M. Davis, Perry, N. Y., assignor to The Perry Knitting Company, Perry, N..Y., a corporation of New York Application September 2?, 193a, SerialNo. 231,326

1 Claim.

and to prevent undue sagging and loss of shape.

Where reinforcements such as tape are used, the cloth itself will sag around the tape and the garment becomes uncomfortable to the wearer 1 since the tape does not stretch but tends to out.

An object of this invention is to provide agarment in which the cloth is cut and sewn in such a way that reinforcing tapes and similar devices'to strengthen it are unnecessary.

20 With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the garment in 25 use;

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the garment; Fig; 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 30 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is across sectionalview taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a view' of the same garment without the side members which are not essential to my 35 construction.

The completed garment It consists primarily of the waistband H which is preferably of elastic material, and two pieces of cloth l2 and 13. The members 12 and ii are continuous from the front to the rear of the garment and cross at the crotch to form an X. In other words, the member I2 starts. at the right side of the body at the waistline, extends down under the crotch and up the left side of the body at the back. The 45 member It starts on the left side of the body at the waistline, goes down under the crotch, and 1cigmes up on the right side of the body at the The construction of the members I! and It leaves a triangular section at the front and rear of the garment which may be filled in by triangular portions l4 and II. The seam l8 connects the waistband to the members [2 and II;

M and i5, and to the side members I! and it. As shown in Fig. 6, the side members l1 and i8 are optional and are not an essential part of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the garment of! the A seam i9 connects the member i3 to the triangular member l4 and meets a similar seam 20 connecting the member l2 to 14. At the front of the garment the seams l9 and 20 merge into a'single seam 2| which extends only through the 5 portion I3 as a hem from the point where the seams meet down'to the point 22 where the edge of the members l2 and I3 coincide. This leaves an open fly 23.

At the rear of the garment the seam 24 connects the member I 2 to the triangular portion 16, and the seam 25 connects the member ii. to the triangular portion i5. Seams and 25 are continuous from the waistband to the crotch 26 where the members l2 and I3 overlap and coincide. r

If desired, the side pieces I1 and I8 may be aflixed to the garment by the seams 21 and 28 and at the rear of the garment 29 and 30. This forms leg openings 3| which may be bound with $0 tape 32. Where the side pieces i1 and it are eliminated, the leg opening extends from the crotch 26 to the waistband H, and the tape 32 is likewise extended.

It will be apparent that the members l2 and I3 being straight out from the cloth and extending from the right side of the body to the left and vice versa, will offer a continuous support to the body, and since the movement of the leg and hip when walking is,likewise from left to right, it will not. be stretched out of shape nor sag.

It will also be apparent that because of the criss-cross construction, the edges 33 and 34 will be drawn upwardly togive aconcave surface to the crotch member 26, as shown in Fig. 1, thus making a more comfortable garment.

I claim:

A pair of shorts, comprising a substantially tubular body, a waistband at the top edge of 4) said body and a crotch member extending from the center of the bottom edge of said body, said body including a pair of strips of fabric having parallel side edges, said strips being arranged to present an X-shaped structure at the front and back when the garment is lying flat, said strips crossing centrally of their length and-forming at their point of crossing said crotch member, a substantially triangular shaped member at the front and back positioned between the upper 0 ends of said strips and arranged to extend from said waistband to the point of crossing of the strips and seams for connecting said triangular member in position and said strips together, said seam extending for the full length of the respective strips.

CHARLES M. DAVIS. 

